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. 2008 May 19;181(4):683–695. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200711165

Table II. Parameters that define tight junction protein dynamic behavior in computer simulations.

Tight junction protein Value
Occludin
    Tight junction fraction (all mobile) 80%
    Lateral membrane fraction (all mobile) 20%
    Intracellular fraction 0%
    Tight junction diffusion constant 0.011 μm2s−1
    Lateral membrane diffusion constant 0.1 μm2s−1
    Rate constant for movement to tight junction (Kf) 0.0040 s−1
    Rate constant for movement from tight junction (Kr) 0.0010 s−1
Claudin-1
    Tight junction fraction 100%
        Immobile fraction at the tight junction 60%
        Mobile fraction at the tight junction 40%
    Lateral membrane fraction 0%
    Intracellular fraction 0%
    Tight junction diffusion constant, immobile fraction 0 μm2s−1
    Tight junction diffusion constant, mobile fraction 0.011 μm2s−1
ZO-1
    Tight junction fraction 40%
        Exchangeable fraction at the tight junction 25%
        Nonexchangeable fraction at the tight junction 15%
    Lateral membrane fraction 0%
    Intracellular fraction 60%
    Tight junction diffusion constant, exchangeable and nonexchangeable fractions 0 μm2s−1
    Intracellular diffusion constant 1 μm2s−1
    Rate constant for movement to tight junction (Kf), exchangeable fraction 0.25 μm2s−1
    Rate constant for movement from tight junction (Kr), exchangeable fraction 0.0075 s−1
    Rate constant for movement to tight junction (Kf), nonexchangeable fraction 0 μm2s−1
    Rate constant for movement from tight junction (Kr), nonexchangeable fraction 0 s−1